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Rati Saxena – Born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. She is a poet, writer, translator, Editor and vedic scholar, writes in Hindi and English. Presently lives in Trivandrum , Kerala, India. She is also festival Director of kritya International poetry festival for 10 years.

• Biography – Rati Saxena has passed B.A. (Honours) Sanskrit, Maharani College, Rajasthan University,1972; M.A. SANSKRIT (Veda specialization) , Rajasthan University, 1974. She has Ph.D in ‘Atharvavediya Padarth Yojana’, Vedic Sanskrit, Rajasthan University,1978. And then again B.Ed- Sanskrit, Kerala University, 1987 and also M.A Hindi, Rajasthan University, 1994.
• Work experience - She was Lecturer in the Teachers Training College, Kerala hindi prachar sabha, 1987–2003. She worked as Visiting professor in Shankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kaledy in dept of Vedic study from 2005 to 2010 . She is a full time writer/ poet since 2011.
• Writings - Rati Saxena is writing in three directions. she has done research and explores the cultural, philosophical and historical aspects of ancient India through study of Vedas. She has published a number of papers on related subjects. She holds an eminent place in world poetry and writes in Hindi. Apart from these subjects, she writes travelogues and criticism too.
• Other activities - She is the editor of bilingual poetry web journal ‘www.kritya.in’ which is online since 2005. She is also the director of international Poetry festival- kritya since 2005.

Bibliography

Criticism/Research

A literary criticism in the field of indology “THE SEEDS OF THE MIND”- A fresh approach to study of the Atharvaveda . Publication Scheme, Jaipur- (Rajasthan) 2005

Apart from poems and stories, Rati has written several articles particularly regarding Atharvaveda. She attempts to make a fresh reading of the Atharva veda from the point of view of (a) its contemporary relevance, (b) its literary and poetical quality, (c) its basis in the Indian folk tradition, (d) its socio-psychological orientation and (e) its closeness and similarity to modern scientific perceptions of the universe. Keeping this view in mind she has written several papers, which have been published in Indian and internet journals. Few of her works can be seen in,

1. Member of the journal’s editorial board Multilingual Journal of Literature and Opto-Art “WürZarT,”
2. Member of an international scientific board,experience in musical and literary fields (www.squilibri.it).

She is the only Indian whose poem has been chosen in popular book of China “110 modern poems of the world” Her poem was also part of space mission by Jaxa, Japan, along with 24 other poems Right now she is residence in Artist in Villa Wardbreta, Munich-August-Septmber-2016.

Apart from these books her poetry has published in different journal around the world like